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Shipping Orderbook shrinks to 17-year low on Covid-19 impact : BIMCO
Newbuilding orderbook across all ship types has touched its lowest point in 17 years against the backdrop of the coronavirus...
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Chinese Exports to India crash 24.7% in 2020
Mainland China’s exports to India since January 2020 have fallen by 24.7 per cent year-on-year to $32.28 billion, customs data...
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Abducted BW Offshore crew released
BW Offshore has announced that all of the offshore workers that were kidnapped by pirates off Nigeria have been safely...
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Hopes for shipping M&A face reality check
COVID-19 put a temporary kibosh on mergers-and-acquisitions (M&A) activity — and not just for shipping. According to Refinitiv, the value...
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CBIC asks Customs to check within 48 hours explosives stored in Warehouses, Ports
Customs Authorities and field formations have been directed to verify and confirm within 48 hours that any hazardous and explosive...
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Mansukh Mandaviya launches the Online Exit Examination system for seafarers
Union Minister of State for Shipping (I/C) Shri Mansukh Mandaviya launched Online Exit Examination for the seafarers via virtual ceremony here...
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Beirut Explosions: CMA CGM Announces Passing Of Missing Staff Member
The CMA CGM Group on 7th August announced the passing of one of the staff members who went missing on...
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40% Increase In Seaborne Trade, With 10% Decrease In CO2 Emissions During 2008-18: IMO Report
The International Maritime Organisation’s fourth Greenhouse Gas Study highlights that the shipping industry has continued its trend of decoupling emissions...
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CLIA Announces Third Voluntary Suspension Of Cruise Operations Until October 2020
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the leading voice of the global cruise industry, announced that its ocean-going cruise line members...
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India Announces Cruise Ships To Commence Sailing From 1st October
After four months of the country experiencing lockdown, home confinement, restricted movements and no summer vacations, it is now time...
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Installation Of Offshore Wind Turbines On World’s Largest Offshore Jack-Up Installation Vessel Announced
Dogger Bank Wind Farm and Jan De Nul Group announce the signing of the final contract for the transport and...
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Captain Of Cargo Chip Claims To Have Warned About Explosive Chemicals Onboard For Years Prior To Blasts
Boris Prokoshev, the captain of the Russian cargo ship suspected to have carried the 2750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate responsible...
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World’s First Zero-Emissions Top Handlers Performing Well At Port Of Los Angeles
The world’s first zero-emissions top handlers, unveiled last fall as part of a pre-commercial demonstration project at the Port of...
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AES says pandemic impacts less severe than feared, decarbonization plan on track
The coronavirus pandemic and its impact on second quarter 2020 results did not turn out to be as "severe" as...
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Container ships sent to Tripoli to keep Lebanon supply lines running
Leading container lines are diverting ships to Lebanon’s smaller terminal of Tripoli after the devastating explosion at Beirut’s port that...
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$3.5 Billion requested for COVID-19 relief for U.S. maritime industry
The International Propeller Club of the United States has requested that Congress appropriate $3.5 billion for the relief and support...
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Plane carrying WHO trauma and surgical supplies arrives in Beirut, Lebanon
A plane carrying 20 tonnes of WHO health supplies has landed in Beirut, Lebanon, to support the treatment of patients...
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Bulk carrier sitting on reef off Mauritius starts to leak bunker fuel
The 203,000 dwt Wakashio bulk carrier, which ran aground on a reef just off the southeast coastline of Mauritius on July 26, has started...
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AMSA Fines $20000 To Gold Coast Boat Share Company For Operating Illegally
Gold Coast company, GC Princess Boatshare Pty Ltd, has been found guilty of operating a domestic commercial vessel unlawfully and...
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Crew Change Crises Worsens In Australia As Crew Of Two Ships Refuse To Sail
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) says Australia is facing economic carnage from clogged ports as a result of rapidly...
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